Break-even Calculator
How many units do you need to sell to cover your costs? Enter fixed costs, price and variable cost per unit. Add a profit target to see the sales it takes.
Costs & price
Break-even point
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Revenue vs total cost
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How it's calculated
Break-even units = Fixed costs ÷ (Price − Variable cost)
Break-even revenue = Break-even units × Price
Units for target profit = (Fixed costs + Target profit) ÷ (Price − Variable cost)
- Price − variable cost is the contribution margin: what each sale adds toward fixed costs.
- Raising price or cutting variable cost moves break-even more than you might expect, because both widen the margin on every unit.